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From: Matt Hamilton <mhamilto@albany.net>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: SCSI resets with HP-3547
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 1996 10:49:56 -0400
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On Tue, 3 Sep 1996, Matt Hamilton wrote:

> I'm having a problem with my SCSI bus resetting when trying to use Amanda
> to do a dump to /dev/nrst0.
> I am using FreeBSD-2.1.5-RELEASE
> Adaptec 2940 SCSI
> 2 x 2GB micropolis SCSI drives
> Sanyo SCSI CD-ROM drive
> HP-3547 SCSI DAT drive.
> 
> Whenever Amanda starts to back up onto /dev/nrst0 the SCSI bus hangs and
> the machine reboots, but still needs a cold boot to reset the SCSI bus.
> 
> Anybody help me with this?
> 
> -Matt

OK, I've narrowed it down a bit.

/sbin/dump 0uf /dev/rst0 /usr		works fine
/sbin/dump 0uf /dev/nrst0 /usr		causes SCSI to time out and hang..

-Matt



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  Matt Hamilton                                         Clintondale Aviation
  matt@clintondale.com                            http://www.clintondale.com
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